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NVIDIA Quadro K5000M vs NVIDIA Quadro K4000M

NVIDIA Quadro K5000M

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The NVIDIA Quadro K5000M is a high-end, DirectX 11.1 compatible graphics card for mobile workstations. It is a Kepler-based GPU built on the GK104 chip (but using only 1344 shader cores) and is manufactured in 28nm by TSMC. The Quadro K5000M is built for the Intel Chief River generation (Ivy Bridge) and is the successor to the Fermi-based Quadro 5010M (Huron River platform). Usually 4 GB GDDR5 graphics memory clocked at 750 MHz (3000 MHz effective) are used.

The Quadro series offers certified drivers that are optimized for stability and performance in professional applications like CAD or DCC. OpenGL performance, for example, should be significantly better than GeForce graphics cards of similar specifications.

Architecture

The Kepler architecture is the successor to the Fermi architecture that first appeared in laptops with the GeForce 400M series. The GK104 Kepler core offers eight shader blocks, called SMX, that are clocked at the same speed as the central core. In the K5000M, 7 blocks are active leading to the 1366 CUDA cores. Although more shader cores are available in the Kepler architecture as compared to the Fermi design, the Kepler shaders are still expected to be up to twice as power efficient. However, due to the missing hot clock of the shader domain, two shaders of a Kepler chip offer similar performance to just one shader of a Fermi chip (as the latter is clocked twice as fast). 

PCIe 3.0 is now supported by the mobile Kepler series and an optional Turbo mode can automatically overclock the Nvidia card by a theoretical 15 percent if the laptop cooling system allows it. The implementation of this boost mode is done in the BIOS, but it is ultimately dependent upon the manufacturer of the laptop.

Performance

The performance is clearly above the level of the older Quadro 5010M. Compared to the GTX 680M, the clock rates are sligthly lower (depending on the manufacturer), placing the card between the 680M and the Fermi based GTX 675M. Nevertheless, most demanding games of 2012 will run fluently with maxed out details.

Features

The improved feature set now includes support for up to 4 active displays. Furthermore, high resolution monitors of up to 3840x2160 pixels can now be connected using DisplayPort 1.2 or HDMI 1.4a if available. HD-Audio codecs, such as Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD, can be transmitted via bitstream mode through the HDMI port. However, as most laptops will feature Optimus, the integrated GPU will likely have direct control over the display ports and may limit the feature set available by the Nvidia Kepler cards.

Using CUDA or OpenCL 1.2, the cores of the Quadro K5000M can be used for general calculations.

The 5th generation PureVideo HD video processor (VP5) is also integrated in the GK107 core and offers hardware decoding of HD videos. Common codecs such as MPEG-1/2, MPEG-4 ASP, H.264 and VC1/WMV9 are fully supported up to 4K resolutions while VC1 and MPEG-4 are supported up to 1080p. Two streams can be decoded in parallel for features such as Picture-in-Picture. Another novelty is the inclusion of a dedicated video encoding engine similar to Intel QuickSync that can be accessed by the NVENC API.

The power consumption of the Quadro K5000M is rated at 100 Watt (TGP according to Nvidia) and is therefore suited for large notebooks with 17-inch displays or greater.

NVIDIA Quadro K4000M

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The NVIDIA Quadro K4000M is a high-end, DirectX 11.1 compatible graphics card for mobile workstations. It is a Kepler-based GPU built on the GK104 chip (but using only 960 shader cores) and is manufactured in 28nm at TSMC. The Quadro K4000M is built for the Intel Chief River generation (Ivy Bridge) and is the successor to the Fermi-based Quadro 4000M (Huron River platform).

The Quadro series offers certified drivers that are optimized for stability and performance in professional applications like CAD or DCC. OpenGL performance, for example, should be significantly better than GeForce graphics cards of similar specifications.

Architecture

The Kepler architecture is the successor to the Fermi architecture that first appeared in laptops with the GeForce 400M series. The GK104 Kepler core offers eight shader blocks, called SMX, that are clocked at the same speed as the central core. In the K4000M, 5 blocks are active leading to the 960 CUDA cores. Although more shader cores are available in the Kepler architecture as compared to the Fermi design, the Kepler shaders are still expected to be up to twice as power efficient. However, due to the missing hot clock of the shader domain, two shaders of a Kepler chip offer similar performance to just one shader of a Fermi chip (as the latter is clocked twice as fast). 

PCIe 3.0 is now supported by the mobile Kepler series and an optional Turbo mode can automatically overclock the Nvidia card by a theoretical 15 percent if the laptop cooling system allows it. The implementation of this boost mode is done in the BIOS, but it is ultimately dependent upon the manufacturer of the laptop.

Performance

The performance is significantly above the level of the older Quadro 5010M and also beats the GeForce GTX 675M. Therefore, the card will manage both CAD software and demanding 3D games of 2013 in high quality settings.

Features

The improved feature set now includes support for up to 4 active displays. Furthermore, high resolution monitors of up to 3840x2160 pixels can now be connected using DisplayPort 1.2 or HDMI 1.4a if available. HD-Audio codecs, such as Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD, can be transmitted via bitstream mode through the HDMI port. However, as most laptops will feature Optimus, the integrated GPU will likely have direct control over the display ports and may limit the feature set available by the Nvidia Kepler cards.

The 5th generation PureVideo HD video processor (VP5) is also integrated in the GK107 core and offers hardware decoding of HD videos. Common codecs such as MPEG-1/2, MPEG-4 ASP, H.264 and VC1/WMV9 are fully supported up to 4K resolutions while VC1 and MPEG-4 are supported up to 1080p. Two streams can be decoded in parallel for features such as Picture-in-Picture. Another novelty is the inclusion of a dedicated video encoding engine similar to Intel QuickSync that can be accessed by the NVENC API.

The power consumption of the K4000M is rated at 100 Watt (TGP according to Nvidia) and is therefore suited for large-sized notebooks 17-inches or greater.

NVIDIA Quadro K5000MNVIDIA Quadro K4000M
Quadro K Series
Quadro K5100M compare 1536 @ 0.77 GHz256 Bit @ 3600 MHz
Quadro K5000M 1344 @ 0.71 GHz256 Bit @ 3000 MHz
Quadro K4100M compare 1152 @ 0.71 GHz256 Bit @ 3200 MHz
Quadro K4000M 960 @ 0.6 GHz256 Bit @ 2800 MHz
Quadro K3100M compare 768 @ 0.71 GHz256 Bit @ 3200 MHz
Quadro K3000M compare 576 @ 0.65 GHz256 Bit @ 2800 MHz
Quadro K2100M compare 576 @ 0.67 GHz128 Bit @ 3000 MHz
Quadro K1100M compare 384 @ 0.71 GHz128 Bit @ 2800 MHz
Quadro K620M compare 384 @ 1.03 - 1.12 GHz64 Bit @ 2000 MHz
Quadro K2000M compare 384 @ 0.75 GHz128 Bit @ 1800 MHz
Quadro K1000M compare 192 @ 0.85 GHz128 Bit @ 1800 MHz
Quadro K610M compare 192 @ 0.95 GHz64 Bit @ 2600 MHz
Quadro K510M compare 192 @ 0.85 GHz64 Bit @ 2400 MHz
Quadro K500M compare 192 @ 0.85 GHz64 Bit @ 1800 MHz
Quadro K5100M compare 1536 @ 0.77 GHz256 Bit @ 3600 MHz
Quadro K5000M 1344 @ 0.71 GHz256 Bit @ 3000 MHz
Quadro K4100M compare 1152 @ 0.71 GHz256 Bit @ 3200 MHz
Quadro K4000M 960 @ 0.6 GHz256 Bit @ 2800 MHz
Quadro K3100M compare 768 @ 0.71 GHz256 Bit @ 3200 MHz
Quadro K3000M compare 576 @ 0.65 GHz256 Bit @ 2800 MHz
Quadro K2100M compare 576 @ 0.67 GHz128 Bit @ 3000 MHz
Quadro K1100M compare 384 @ 0.71 GHz128 Bit @ 2800 MHz
Quadro K620M compare 384 @ 1.03 - 1.12 GHz64 Bit @ 2000 MHz
Quadro K2000M compare 384 @ 0.75 GHz128 Bit @ 1800 MHz
Quadro K1000M compare 192 @ 0.85 GHz128 Bit @ 1800 MHz
Quadro K610M compare 192 @ 0.95 GHz64 Bit @ 2600 MHz
Quadro K510M compare 192 @ 0.85 GHz64 Bit @ 2400 MHz
Quadro K500M compare 192 @ 0.85 GHz64 Bit @ 1800 MHz
CodenameN14E-Q5N14E-Q3
ArchitectureKeplerKepler
Pipelines1344 - unified960 - unified
Core Speed706 MHz600 MHz
Memory Speed3000 MHz2800 MHz
Memory Bus Width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR5
Max. Amount of Memory4 GB4 GB
Shared Memorynono
APIDirectX 11, Shader 5.0, OpenGL 4.1DirectX 11, Shader 5.0, OpenGL 4.1
Power Consumption100 Watt100 Watt
Transistors3.5 Billion
technology28 nm28 nm
FeaturesOptimus, PhysX, Verde Drivers, CUDA, OpenCL 1.2, 3D Vision, 3DTV PlayOptimus, PhysX, Verde Drivers, CUDA, 3D Vision, 3DTV Play
Notebook Sizelargelarge
Date of Announcement01.06.2012 01.06.2012
Link to Manufacturer Pagewww.nvidia.com

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - 3DMark 11 + Fire Strike + Time Spy - Quadro K5000M
1.3 pt (4%)
Performance Rating - 3DMark 11 + Fire Strike + Time Spy - Quadro K4000M
1 pt (3%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Score
min: 15362     avg: 16890     median: 16890 (18%)     max: 18418 Points
12751 Points (14%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Graphics
min: 22700     avg: 23061     median: 23060.5 (6%)     max: 23421 Points
19058 Points (5%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Score
min: 2724     avg: 2735     median: 2735 (5%)     max: 2746 Points
2192 Points (4%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Graphics
min: 2788     avg: 2798     median: 2797.5 (3%)     max: 2807 Points
2199 Points (2%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Graphics
min: 124816     avg: 155947     median: 155946 (19%)     max: 187077 Points
150781 Points (18%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Score
min: 4328     avg: 4992     median: 5152 (7%)     max: 5180 Points
min: 3673     avg: 3760     median: 3777 (5%)     max: 3830 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance GPU
min: 4879     avg: 4894     median: 4893 (4%)     max: 4910 Points
min: 3413     avg: 3466     median: 3466 (3%)     max: 3519 Points
3DMark Vantage
3DM Vant. Perf. total + NVIDIA Quadro K5000M
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. total
min: 19269     avg: 20341     median: 20139 (6%)     max: 22235 Points
3DM Vant. Perf. total + NVIDIA Quadro K4000M
15362 Points (4%)
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX + NVIDIA Quadro K5000M
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX
min: 17929     avg: 18096     median: 18089 (10%)     max: 18271 Points
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX + NVIDIA Quadro K4000M
min: 14010     avg: 14050     median: 14049.5 (8%)     max: 14089 Points
3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + NVIDIA Quadro K5000M
3DMark 06
min: 22348     avg: 23727     median: 24239 (32%)     max: 24595 Points
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + NVIDIA Quadro K4000M
min: 19573     avg: 20223     median: 20518 (27%)     max: 20578 Points
Unigine Heaven 3.0 - Unigine Heaven 3.0 DX 11
min: 47     avg: 47.5     median: 47.5 (16%)     max: 47.9 fps
36.5 fps (12%)
Unigine Heaven 2.1 - Heaven 2.1 high
min: 62.7     avg: 63     median: 63 (12%)     max: 63.3 fps
48.5 fps (9%)
SPECviewperf 11
specvp11 snx-01 + NVIDIA Quadro K5000M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 snx-01
min: 38.25     avg: 53.6     median: 61.6 (37%)     max: 63.1 fps
specvp11 snx-01 + NVIDIA Quadro K4000M
34.7 fps (21%)
specvp11 tcvis-02 + NVIDIA Quadro K5000M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 tcvis-02
min: 40.79     avg: 52.7     median: 57.1 (32%)     max: 59.7 fps
specvp11 tcvis-02 + NVIDIA Quadro K4000M
40.3 fps (23%)
specvp11 sw-02 + NVIDIA Quadro K5000M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 sw-02
min: 37.1     avg: 49.8     median: 46.8 (36%)     max: 64.7 fps
specvp11 sw-02 + NVIDIA Quadro K4000M
39.7 fps (30%)
specvp11 proe-05 + NVIDIA Quadro K5000M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 proe-05
min: 10.82     avg: 14.7     median: 15.3 (18%)     max: 17.16 fps
specvp11 proe-05 + NVIDIA Quadro K4000M
12.2 fps (14%)
specvp11 maya-03 + NVIDIA Quadro K5000M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 maya-03
min: 56     avg: 86.5     median: 101 (76%)     max: 112.4 fps
specvp11 maya-03 + NVIDIA Quadro K4000M
51.3 fps (39%)
specvp11 lightwave-01 + NVIDIA Quadro K5000M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 lightwave-01
min: 44.87     avg: 59     median: 50.6 (54%)     max: 80.7 fps
specvp11 lightwave-01 + NVIDIA Quadro K4000M
42.8 fps (46%)
specvp11 ensight-04 + NVIDIA Quadro K5000M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 ensight-04
min: 47.12     avg: 53.1     median: 50.9 (24%)     max: 59.2 fps
specvp11 ensight-04 + NVIDIA Quadro K4000M
40.5 fps (19%)
specvp11 catia-03 + NVIDIA Quadro K5000M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 catia-03
min: 38.78     avg: 54.5     median: 50.2 (26%)     max: 69.4 fps
specvp11 catia-03 + NVIDIA Quadro K4000M
45.6 fps (24%)
Windows 7 Experience Index - Win7 Gaming graphics
7.6 Points (96%)
7.6 Points (96%)
Windows 7 Experience Index - Win7 Graphics
7.6 Points (96%)
7.6 Points (96%)
Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + NVIDIA Quadro K5000M
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit)
min: 6810     avg: 6814     median: 6814 (5%)     max: 6818 Points
Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + NVIDIA Quadro K4000M
6804 Points (5%)
Cinebench R11.5 Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit + NVIDIA Quadro K5000M
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit
min: 70.2     avg: 80.5     median: 83.5 (29%)     max: 88 fps
Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit + NVIDIA Quadro K4000M
70.9 fps (25%)
LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - LuxMark v2.0 Room GPU
min: 137     avg: 220.5     median: 220.5 (1%)     max: 304 Samples/s
101 Samples/s (0%)
LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - LuxMark v2.0 Sala GPU
min: 138     avg: 219.5     median: 219.5 (0%)     max: 301 Samples/s
221 Samples/s (0%)

Average Benchmarks NVIDIA Quadro K5000M → 100% n=26

Average Benchmarks NVIDIA Quadro K4000M → 80% n=26

- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation

Game Benchmarks

The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.

low 1024x768
100%
Quadro K5000M:
222  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Quadro K5000M:
16.9  fps
low 1024x768
Quadro K4000M:
337  fps
med. 1366x768
Quadro K4000M:
129  fps
high 1366x768
Quadro K4000M:
98  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Quadro K4000M:
57  fps
low 1024x768
100%
Quadro K5000M:
109 112 ~ 111 fps
92%
Quadro K4000M:
102  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Quadro K5000M:
78  fps
94%
Quadro K4000M:
73  fps
high 1366x768
100%
Quadro K5000M:
71  fps
87%
Quadro K4000M:
62  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Quadro K5000M:
49 51 ~ 50 fps
72%
Quadro K4000M:
36  fps
F1 2012

F1 2012

2012
low 1024x768
100%
Quadro K5000M:
155  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Quadro K5000M:
96  fps
Torchlight 2

Torchlight 2

2012
low 1024x768
Quadro K4000M:
98  fps
med. 1366x768
Quadro K4000M:
93  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Quadro K4000M:
86  fps
low 1024x768
Quadro K4000M:
89  fps
med. 1366x768
Quadro K4000M:
81  fps
high 1366x768
Quadro K4000M:
78  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Quadro K4000M:
34  fps
low 1024x768
100%
Quadro K5000M:
311 323 ~ 317 fps
78%
Quadro K4000M:
247  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Quadro K5000M:
232  fps
79%
Quadro K4000M:
183  fps
high 1366x768
100%
Quadro K5000M:
209  fps
76%
Quadro K4000M:
158  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Quadro K5000M:
129 134 ~ 132 fps
63%
Quadro K4000M:
83  fps
Anno 2070

Anno 2070

2011
low 1024x768
100%
Quadro K5000M:
252 279 ~ 266 fps
68%
Quadro K4000M:
181  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Quadro K5000M:
121  fps
74%
Quadro K4000M:
90  fps
high 1366x768
100%
Quadro K5000M:
78  fps
69%
Quadro K4000M:
54  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Quadro K5000M:
39 40 ~ 40 fps
73%
Quadro K4000M:
29  fps
low 1024x768
Quadro K4000M:
98  fps
med. 1366x768
Quadro K4000M:
72  fps
high 1366x768
Quadro K4000M:
51  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Quadro K4000M:
24  fps
low 1024x768
100%
Quadro K5000M:
82  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Quadro K5000M:
43  fps
Total War: Shogun 2

Total War: Shogun 2

2011
low 1024x768
100%
Quadro K5000M:
261.4 267 ~ 264 fps
86%
Quadro K4000M:
228  fps
med. 1280x720
100%
Quadro K5000M:
84.9 111 ~ 98 fps
72%
Quadro K4000M:
71  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Quadro K5000M:
37.9 40 ~ 39 fps
62%
Quadro K4000M:
24  fps
low 1024x768
100%
Quadro K5000M:
271 302 ~ 287 fps
86%
Quadro K4000M:
248  fps
med. 1360x768
100%
Quadro K5000M:
108  fps
106%
Quadro K4000M:
115  fps
high 1360x768
100%
Quadro K5000M:
97  fps
71%
Quadro K4000M:
69  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Quadro K5000M:
55 58 ~ 57 fps
84%
Quadro K4000M:
48  fps
Anno 1404

Anno 1404

2009
low 1024x768
Quadro K4000M:
247  fps
ultra 1280x1024
Quadro K4000M:
92  fps
Half Life 2 - Lost Coast Benchmark

Half Life 2 - Lost Coast Benchmark

2005
high 1024x768
Quadro K4000M:
233  fps
World of Warcraft

World of Warcraft

2005
low 800x600
100%
Quadro K5000M:
102 402 ~ 252 fps
40%
Quadro K4000M:
102  fps
med. 1024x768
100%
Quadro K5000M:
106 340 ~ 223 fps
47%
Quadro K4000M:
105  fps
high 1280x1024
100%
Quadro K5000M:
103 121 ~ 112 fps
88%
Quadro K4000M:
98  fps

Average Gaming NVIDIA Quadro K5000M → 100%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%

Average Gaming NVIDIA Quadro K4000M → 76%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 77%

NVIDIA Quadro K5000Mlowmed.highultraQHD4K
Tomb Raider22216.9
World of Tanks v8111787150
F1 201215596
Diablo III317232209132
Anno 20702661217840
Batman: Arkham City8243
Total War: Shogun 22649839
StarCraft 22871089757
World of Warcraft252223112
< 30 fps
< 60 fps
< 120 fps
≥ 120 fps


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NVIDIA Quadro K4000Mlowmed.highultraQHD4K
Dead Space 33371299857
World of Tanks v8102736236
Torchlight 2989386
Dirt Showdown89817834
Diablo III24718315883
Anno 2070181905429
Battlefield 398725124
Total War: Shogun 22287124
StarCraft 22481156948
Anno 140424792
Half Life 2 - Lost Coast Benchmark233
World of Warcraft10210598
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< 120 fps
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